{"id":2457,"date":"2010-12-26T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2010-12-26T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2010-12-26T03:01:26","modified_gmt":"2010-12-26T09:01:26","slug":"in-the-future-there-will-be-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2010\/12\/26\/in-the-future-there-will-be-books\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Future, There Will Be Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I’ve written about it before — there’s no denying that e-books are on the rise<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve also written about why I believe there will always be books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s why…<\/p>\n

Meet John Picacio<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I have a friend who illustrates book covers<\/a>. While he’s concerned about the trend of some publishers not going all out for many e-book covers, things change. Already, we’ve made the leap from the black and white screen of the Kindle to slick color on the iPad. I can only imagine e-book technology will keep getting better and that there will still be a need for great covers like John paints. (Check out a glimpse of John’s process, here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

I know I’m not the only one who doesn’t mind paying a little bit more for something that feels like the whole package. Even if it’s an e-book, I like a professional cover.<\/p>\n

John’s done covers for special editions of books at Subterannean Press<\/a> and other publishers. I believe publishers that think like Subterannean will always publish books — because the books they publish are a lot more than your typical book.<\/p>\n

Publishers know there will always be that big handful of die-hard book lovers who are willing to pay a lot of money for a special book — whether it’s a first printing or a limited edition.<\/p>\n

Cory Doctorow’s With a Little Help<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This evening, I read a blog entry<\/a> by a die-hard fan of many different things named Hal Stern<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Look at the entry and tell me that there aren’t people who will always<\/em> love books and I’ll call you a fool.<\/p>\n

To say the author, the printer, and the collector are all fixated on the little things that make a book special is an understatement.<\/p>\n

While the book may not be your kind of thing, look at all the little details in the way the book was wrapped and boxed for shipping.<\/p>\n

That’s a labor of love from every angle.<\/p>\n

That kind of love for a physical book will never die…<\/p>\n

The Crystal Ball
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While paperbacks may go the way of the dinosaurs one day, books will always be there; they will continue being special things some people are willing to work many hours to afford and add to their collections.<\/p>\n

I have books I’d fight for. Seriously, if somebody tried taking them from me, they’d be in a world of hurt!<\/p>\n

What about you — do you have books you can’t imagine ever giving up? What are they?<\/p>\n

And the big question: will you always buy books?<\/p>\n

I know I will, and I’m not the only one…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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